The Pleasures of Fishing, After Wang Wei

漁楽図

At a glance — Painting · Edo period, 18th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Ikeno Taiga.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Paintings
Period: Edo period, 18th century
Date: 1701–1800
Creator: Ikeno Taiga (池大雅、池野大雅)
Dimensions: Height149.2cm:Width53.8cm
Held by: Kyoto National Museum
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto
Catalogue ID: cobas-5602

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Human figures fishing is the subject of this painting, but these people are portrayed as an intrinsic part of nature. Ike Taiga (1727-1776), one of the greatest masters of Nanga paintings, put the greatest emphasis on nature in this work, beginning at the the bottom of the scene. This work gives the impression of various colors, though it is painted only with ink. This impression comes from the careful use of a variety of strokes and shading techniques. It was painted when Taiga was about forty years old.

— Museum description: Kyoto National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-5602 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-5602
Holder's collection: ColBase — Kyoto National Museum
Photograph: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “The Pleasures of Fishing, After Wang Wei（漁楽図）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-5602. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/the-pleasures-of-fishing-after-wang-wei/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Genre: Painting
Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:Japan:Early modern paintings
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Size: Height149.2cm:Width53.8cm
員数: 1幅
分類: 絵画
種別: 絵画:日本:近世絵画
法量: 縦149.2cm:横53.8cm
銘文等: 「倣王摩詰池無名」・「霞」「樵」（朱文半円連印）「前相馬方九日本」（朱文長方形）

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